Legend of Amelia Havana Cuba
by Joan Carroll
Title
Legend of Amelia Havana Cuba
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
You can read the story of Amelia, buried in the Colon Cemetery in Havana Cuba, as either a skeptic or a believer. In either case you will have a lot of company. Amelia is Amelia Goyri, known as “La Miagrosa” (the miraculous one), who died in childbirth in 1903 at the age of 23. The infant, who also died, was buried in the same coffin as his mother, lying at her feet. Day after day, multiple times a day, for years and years, the widower visited the grave. He never accepted the deaths, preferring to think that wife and baby were asleep. According to the legend, Amelia was exhumed years after her burial and her body was discovered to be uncorrupted, a sign Roman Catholics have traditionally interpreted as evidence of sanctity. Moreover, the baby that had been laid at her feet was nestled in her arms. As the story spread, the lone visitor to Amelia's grave was joined by a steady stream of pilgrims who believe that she will intercede for them. For a pilgrim who visits La Milagrosa, there is a precise ritual that must be rigorously followed. Those approaching the tomb, surrounded with a wrought-iron fence, pass on the right side and rap the brass ring several times against its cement lid, just as Amelia's heartbroken husband did, to summon her. Gazing at the face of her statue and placing a bouquet of flowers on top of the grave, they circle, stopping to touch the hem of Amelia's skirt and the leg of her infant son. They circle to the other side, pause once more to rap with the brass rings, and walk backward to continue gazing at the statue, as her husband did. The many plaques left around the grave attest to the wishes that they believe Amelia helped them receive.
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September 5th, 2019
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